Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder bulls and heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers

too few to trend. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to

trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.37/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$121.37

38 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2

$7.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.09

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	454	124.00	563	23
Small 1-2	272	121.91	332	3thin
Medium 2	438	116.21	508	12thin

One grade step is worth $7.80/cwt here — about $54 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale38 hd

121.37

—

SC average5 barns · 440 hd

114.28

+7.09

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,720	82.50	1,419	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	56.20	853	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	54.15	619	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	874	47.28	413	15

Every lot, as filed

39 lots · USDA AMS · Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	441	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	338	122.75/cwt	122.50–123.00	415	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	125.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	146.02/cwt	141.00–149.00	556	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	151.50/cwt	150.00–152.50	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	355	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	467	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	135.79/cwt	132.50–139.00	584	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	313	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	415	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	272	121.91/cwt	120.00–123.00	332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	128.85/cwt	125.00–133.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.21/cwt	116.00–120.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	127.54/cwt	125.00–132.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	121.40/cwt	117.00–124.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	471	113.59/cwt	112.00–115.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	116.49/cwt	112.50–120.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	122.03/cwt	121.00–123.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	131.59/cwt	125.00–136.00	626	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.84/cwt	135.00–145.00	597	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	123.66/cwt	120.00–128.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.03/cwt	124.00–133.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	118.67/cwt	117.00–120.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	39.19/cwt	35.00–43.00	342	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	56.52/cwt	51.00–62.00	495	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	56.20/cwt	54.00–58.00	853	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	57.93/cwt	52.00–67.00	669	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	41.70/cwt	37.00–49.00	447	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	976	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,230	1

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Tue Aug 27, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 184Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder bulls and heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers

too few to trend. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to

trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	338	122.50–123.00	122.75
2	—	225	120.00–130.00	125.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	381	141.00–149.00	146.02
3	—	632	130.00–135.00	131.62
3	—	312	150.00–152.50	151.50
2	—	535	136.00–140.00	138.00
1	—	705	128.00	128.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	130.00–135.00	131.64
2	—	430	132.50–139.00	135.79
2	—	313	130.00–135.00	132.52
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	120.00–123.00	121.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	125.00–133.00	128.85
5	—	520	116.00–120.00	118.21
5	—	363	125.00–132.00	127.54
3	—	570	118.00	118.00
3	—	467	117.00–124.00	121.40
1	—	345	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	112.00–115.00	113.59
5	—	425	112.50–120.00	116.49
2	—	385	121.00–123.00	122.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	125.00–136.00	131.59
8	—	430	135.00–145.00	138.84
6	—	571	120.00–128.00	123.66
6	—	526	124.00–133.00	130.03
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	117.00–120.00	118.67
1	—	410	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	873	35.00–43.00	39.19
7	—	875	51.00–62.00	56.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	54.00–58.00	56.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,155	52.00–67.00	57.93
5	—	1,071	37.00–49.00	41.70
1	—	1,375	71.00	71.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,640	75.00	75.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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